Flint Coffee Company begins online sales

FLINT, MI -- The owners of a new Flint-based coffee company announced the launch of an online store Tuesday, Dec. 17, giving customers a chance to have a fresh cup of Joe on their tables at home.

Flint Coffee Company, started by local couple John Cherry and Teresa Villacorta, began selling coffee in November made of beans from the village of Los Patos, an area in the northern Amazonas region of Peru where Villacorta's parents have grown and cultivated the crop for more than 40 years.

After the beans are shipped to the United States, they are roasted in small batches at Higher Ground Trading Company in Traverse City and sent to Flint. The couple has said they hope to have their own coffee roaster in Flint someday.

In launching the online store, Cherry -- son of state Rep. Pam Faris, D-Clio, and former Lt. Gov. John D. Cherry Jr. -- said, “We have received a lot of
interest in our coffee from people who no longer live in the Flint area
and who have difficulty making it to the farmers market, so we are very
happy to provide an alternative option for our customers.”

The coffee is also available at the Local Grocer stand at the Flint Farmers Market, Good Beans Café, and served at Bangkok Peppers in Grand Blanc and Bangkok Peppers Too in Fenton.

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